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| 1896 Flag of Spain. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Saturday, November 21, 1896.
SPANISH FLAG TORN DOWN.
Militiamen at New Castle, Del., Cause an
Exciting Incident.
NEW
CASTLE, NOV. 21.—The ant-Spanish feeling here culminated in an exciting episode,
participated in by state troops, which may lead to the courtmartialing of several
members.
Company H
of the Delaware National Guard in the armory gave a reception.
Just
before the gathering dispersed, shortly after midnight, some one placed in front
of the armory a Spanish flag. The young soldiers came out, caught sight of the
emblem and a rush was made for it. It was torn from the staff, trampled under foot
and furnished the basis for several fiery speeches.
Finally
it was carried to the middle of the street, a bonfire built and the obnoxious
flag burned amid the cheers of the crowd. At this time Captain Rogers dispersed
the crowd.
Reported Defeat of Cubans.
HAVANA,
Nov. 21.—Late official reports of the engagement near Hamas say that General
Lopez, the chief army authority in the district of Sancti Spiritus, has killed
the insurgent general Serafin Sanchez and Captain Males and has wounded the insurgent
leader Pancho Carrillo. The insurgents suffered a loss of over 100 in the
engagement.
No Definite News of Weyler.
HAVANA,
NOV. 21.—The coasting steamer Triton arrived here from Pinar del Rio with 107
sick soldiers and two insurgent prisoners. Owing to the precautions taken by
the government no definite news could be obtained from this source, and the
officials at headquarters say they have no news at present which can be given the
public concerning the movements of Captain General Weyler, although it is intimated
that there is not much change in the situation.
Relic of the Paleozoic Age.
MIDDLETOWN, Conn., Nov. 21.—At Wesleyan university there has been
received a slab of red sandstone 12 by 20 feet, upon which had been found the
finest samples of reptilian foot prints of the Paleozoic age. On the slab also
were rain drop marks, indicating that a shower was in progress when the reptile
passed over the slab. The huge stone was discovered after a blast at the
Portland (Conn.) quarries recently, and is considered very valuable by the
officials of the college.
Dr. Kilmer in Cortland.
Dr. Kilmer
will visit Cortland Friday, Nov, 27. See his advertisement in this paper.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Eleventh
Day, Friday, Nov. 20, Continued.
Mr. Childs moved that the report of the equalization
committee be taken from the table and adopted. The ayes and nays being called
for, the clerk proceeded, to call the roll with the following result:
Ayes—Messrs Corning, Tuttle, Brown, Surdam,
Hammond, Childs, Bingham, DeLong, O'Donnell, Holton, Greene and Crane—12.
Nays—Messrs. Smith and Hunt—2.
Absent—Mr. Lee.
The report was declared adopted.
On motion of Mr. Childs:
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to apportion the state tax among
the several towns, and a committee of two to apportion the school
commissioners' expenses. The chair appointed said committees as follows:
To apportion state tax—Messrs. Childs, Hammond
and Holton.
To apportion school commissioners' expenses—Mr.
Hunt for District No. 1. and Mr. Bingham for District No. 2.
The board again engaged in committee work and
at 12 M. adjourned until 1:30 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The board assembled at the usual hour and
engaged in committee work.
At 1:50 P. M. on motion of Mr. Smith the
rules were suspended for the balance of the afternoon.
Mr. Greene, chairman of the committee on
settling with the superintendent of the poor, presented his report, which was
accepted and referred to the committee on appropriations.
From the report it appeared that the amount
required for the maintenance of the poor for the year commencing Nov. 15, 1895
and ending Nov. 19, 1896 was $12,755.86.
Mr. DeLong, chairman of the committee on
constables' bills, presented his report, which was accepted and referred to the
committee on appropriations.
Mr. O'Donnell, chairman of the committee on
jurisprudence, presented his report which was accepted and placed on file.
Mr. Smith, chairman of the committee on
miscellaneous bills, presented the report of the committee, which was referred
to the committee on appropriations.
The report of the committee on apportioning school
commissioners' expenses was received and referred to the committee on
appropriations.
On motion of Mr. Childs:
Resolved, That the Homer Republican, Cortland STANDARD and Marathon Independent be
authorized to print the town and county audits, and to receive the amount of
$15 each for the printing of the same.
On motion of Mr. DeLong:
Resolved, That in case there should be a deficiency in the amount of money appropriated
for any of the several funds of the county, the county treasurer be authorized
to borrow on the credit of the county sufficient funds to make up the deficiency.
On motion of Mr. DeLong:
Resolved, That the board of supervisors do hereby express their thanks to the press
of Cortland and Homer for the courtesies shown this board and for the copies of
daily and weekly papers furnished to the board during its session.
On motion of Mr. DeLong:
Resolved, That the pay of grand and petit jurors for the ensuing year be fixed at
$2 per day, and five cents per mile going and returning once.
On motion of Mr. DeLong:
Resolved, That the persons selected by the supervisors of the several towns as
grand jurors be, and each of them are hereby designated and selected to act as
such jurors for this county during the ensuing year, and until a new list shall
be returned.
On motion of Mr. DeLong:
Resolved, That the clerk be directed
to procure the notices for the next general election, and deliver the same to
the town clerk in each town by Aug. 20, 1897.
Mr. Hunt, chairman of the committee on
coroners' bills, presented his report which was referred to the committee on
appropriations.
On motion of Mr. DeLong:
Resolved, That a return of unworked
road tax from the overseers of highways of Dist. No. 18, town of Cortlandville,
against J. Bingham be ignored and that the supervisor of said town be
authorized to strike the same from the list of unworked road tax of said
district.
On motion of Mr. Greene:
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to apportion the county tax.
The chair appointed Messrs. Greene, Childs
and Hammond.
By request of Mr. Smith, he was excused from
serving on the special committee on county buildings for insane, and Mr.
O'Donnell was appointed in his place, making the committee Messrs. Corning,
O'Donnell and Hunt.
At 4:30 P. M. the board adjourned until
to-morrow at 9 A. M. ,
Twelfth
Day, Saturday, Nov. 21, 1896.
The board was called to order by the chairman
and on rollcall all were found to be present. The journal of yesterday was read
and approved.
The clerk read the report of the county clerk,
which was ordered on file.
Mr. Surdam, chairman of the committee on
courthouse and jail, presented the report which was on motion of Mr. Childs
adopted and referred to the committee on county buildings.
Mr. Childs, chairman of the committee to
apportion the state tax, presented his report which was adopted and placed on file.
Mr. Greene, chairman of the committee to
apportion the county tax, presented his report which was adopted and placed on
file.
Mr. Hunt offered the following:
Resolved, That this board appoint a board of commission of equalization of taxes of
this county in accordance with Chap. 820, Laws of 1356, state of New York.
On motion of Mr. Childs, the above resolution
was made a special order for Monday, Dec, 7, immediately after the regular
order.
On motion of Mr. Childs:
WHEREAS, By section 13, article 1, Chap.
225, Laws of 1896, boards of
supervisors
may direct as to temporary or outdoor relief, therefore,
Resolved, That all accounts and bills for supplies, care, medicine, and medical attendance
or other relief furnished by the overseers of the poor to any poor person or
family of the several towns before being presented to the superintendent of the
poor for audit shall be fully itemized and verified by oath that such relief has
been furnished and the prices charged therefor are reasonable and not above the
usual rates for such care, supplies or services and must also be accompanied by
a certificate from the overseer that such relief was furnished by his order,
Resolved, That any bill or account presented to the superintendent not conforming
to the above requirements shall, if desired by the claimant, be returned or
held by him and referred to the board at its next annual meeting.
Resolved, That overseers shall receive for their services the following: For bringing
a pauper to the county house $2 and traveling fees at the rate of five cents
per mile both ways, and for every poor order issued, 25 cents.
Resolved, That accounts for all other services performed by overseers of the poor
shall be presented to the board for audit, except as heretofore provided by this
board.
Mr. Lee presented his excuses for his absence
yesterday, when the report of the committee on equalization was adopted, saying
that had he been present he would have voted in the affirmative, and asking to
have his vote so recorded.
On motion the clerk was directed to so record
Mr. Lee's vote.
Mr. Holton, chairman of the committee on
appropriations, presented his report. The
rollcall was made on the adoption of the report with the following result
Ayes—Messrs. Corning, Smith, Lee, Tuttle,
Brown, Surdam, Hammond, Hunt, Childs, Bingham, DeLong, O'Donnell, Holton,
Greene, Crane—15.
The report was declared adopted.
On motion of Mr. Childs the board at 10 A.
M. adjourned and will meet again at 1:30 P. M., Dec. 7, to make out the
tax warrants and complete its business.
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| Dr. Lydia Strowbridge. |
Dr.
Lydia A. Strowbridge Surprised by Her Friends Last Evening.
While Dr. L. A. Strowbridge was at tea with
her son's family last evening, a large number of the members and friends of the
Universalist church stole quietly into her
home on Monroe Heights for the purpose of spending the eve of her sixty-sixth
birthday with their beloved friend and co-workers.
The doctor's face upon her return plainly
showed that the surprise was complete, but—although she might have been hardly
capable just then of prescribing skillfully for so many patients—she went the
rounds with usual composure and gave all a hearty welcome. After a pleasant
social hour had been spent, the Rev. H. W. Carr, standing by Mrs. Strowbridge,
made a few remarks in which he endeavored to express the high esteem and
affection with which her friends regarded her and their appreciation of her
consecration to them. Mr. Carr also alluded to the wide field of labor which
this one has given herself, and spoke especially of the work of charity for
which she is noted throughout the village though ever avoiding publicity; and
said that he had come across many a home brightened and helped by her ministry.
He, finally in behalf of the church, presented to her a handsome silver ice
pitcher and at the same time stated that the people had also been mindful of
her comfort in an opposite way. Mrs. N. G. Markley in behalf of the Ladies' Aid
society of the church, in which branch Mrs. Strowbridge has ever been a
faithful worker, then gave to her a silken slumber robe and a birthday album as
slight tokens of love.
To both of these, Dr. Strowbridge responded
in a feeling manner, showing that she had been sincerely touched by these
evidences of friendship. A brief program had been provided and was rendered as
follows to the enjoyment of all:
Solo, Mrs. A. A. Carley.
Recitation— God's Acre, Lola Strowbridge.
Lullaby—Slumber Sweetly, Miss Mason.
Trio—The Rustic Bridge.
Miss J. Anna Norris, instructor of physical
culture in the Normal [School], favored the company with some Swedish movements
to a musical accompaniment. Miss
Norris was attired in Greek costume and her exercises were highly appreciated
by all present. Ice cream and wafers were then served after which singing and
social chat were indulged in until a late hour.
During the evening Mrs. Strowbridge was
called upon to recite that beautiful home poem. "Our Cortland Vale,"
and this she did in a loyal and expressive manner.
When the company broke up it was with
universal expressions of love and good wishes toward the hostess and in return
a sincere and genial invitation to each guest to come again.
EXTRACTED
A NEEDLE.
It Was
Embedded in the Knee of a Four-year-old Child.
Yesterday afternoon Dr. F. D. Reese was
summoned hastily to the home of
Martin
Sheridan, 98 East Court-st., as he was told that Mr. Sheridan's little four-year-old
daughter had fallen on the floor in the house while playing and had broken her
right leg. The doctor examined the injured member, but it did not seem to be
broken. The little girls was unable to move it and was suffering intense pain.
There was just the slightest break of the skin at the knee.
Closer examination disclosed the fact that
the leg was not broken at all, but that she had doubtless fallen upon a medium
sized needle that must have been sticking into the carpet and had driven it into
her knee eye first. The point of the needle was broken off, probably in the
floor, but the rest of it one and one-fourth inches long had penetrated the
flesh and had gone a full quarter of an inch below the surface of the skin. The
eye of the needle had penetrated the capsule of the knee, had entered the joint
and imbedded itself firmly in the head of the tibia bone.
It was necessary to make a slight incision to
get down far enough to reach the needle with the forceps; and then it required
a strong and hard pull to dislodge the needle from the bone. It proved to be a
very serious fall for the little girl, but it is hoped that no serious result
will follow.
BREVITIES.
—The walk opposite the Central school
building on Railroad-st. has been raised to conform with the grade of the new
[brick] pavement.
—Rev. S. H. Spencer of Ithaca, editor of the
New Christianity, a Swedenborgian paper, will preach at the Universalist church
to-morrow.
—The services at the First Methodist church
to-morrow evening will consist of a special responsive vesper service followed by
a sermon by the pastor on "Good
Reading."
—Rev. John Arthur, rector of St. John's church,
Oneida, N. Y., will officiate in Grace church to-morrow morning and evening.
Rev. Mr. Watkins will conduct service at Oneida.
—The subject of the Rev. Edmund B. Gearhart's
sermon to-morrow is "Our National Sin," a temperance sermon.
—A forty-five card party is being arranged for
Monday night in Empire hall. About fifty have already signified their intention
of joining in the game and many more are expected.
—New advertisements to-day are—Dr. Kilmer,
Special Visiting Session, page 4; A. Mahan, Pianos, page 6; F. E. Brogden, Witch Hazel Jelly,
page 2; L. N. Hopkins,
Chrysanthemums, page 6.
—The older members of the Clef society gave
a recital at Miss Covil's studio last evening. The program consisted of piano and
vocal music of a high order, which was executed very nicely. The society has
become so large Miss Covil has divided it in three parts each of which will give
a recital every month.
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